Former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, a Ghanaian has died.
The Kofi Annan Foundation said the former UN boss, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work, died on Saturday aged 80.
He died in Switzerland, after a brief illness, according to a tweet by the Foundation
The foundation tweeted: “It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness.”
Annan served as UN Secretary General from 1996 to December 2006.
He had earlier served in different capacities within the same organisation.
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